Pakistani Ambassador: Govt. Never Okayed US Drone Strikes

Speaking today in an interview with CNN, Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman warned that the Pakistani government had not endorsed the ongoing US drone strikes against their tribal areas.

“The concerns over drones can’t just be brushed aside,” Rehman warned, saying that allowing the border to Afghanistan to reopen did not amount to an endorsement of the drone program and that they continue to oppose the policy.

Reopening the border has been hugely unpopular in Pakistan, as parliament had conditioned the move on the end of the drone campaign. Pakistan’s government eventually reopened the border in return for an apology for the November US attack that killed 24 soldiers. Thousands of Pakistanis rallied in front of parliament over the past two days to condemn the move.

The US has ruled out ending the drone strikes, and launched a major attack shortly after the border crossing reopened last week, killing 21 people in North Waziristan Agency. Of the thousands killed in drone strikes since President Obama took office only a small portion have ever been named and most remain unidentified “suspects.”

Author: Jason Ditz

Your excellency Mr Pakistani Ambassador, please keep your end of the bargain. You got an apology and a big bag of cash—no problem that we print it and it’s not backed by gold—but for the moment it’s still valid worldwide.

MISTIC

firstly, Pakistani Ambassador is a she. Secondly, these drone attacks are not sanctioned by UN or Pakistan, therefore, they are illegal and Pakistan has every right to shoot them down. How dare they enter our airspace?
Lastly, the bag of money is meant to in part compensation for fighting your war with huge Pakistani losses, that when ill-trained, trigger happy US soldiers are not shoot down Pakistani soldiers

El Tonno

Looks like that Heydrich-level kill list doesn't get any smaller then.

the lion

There is but one way to send the US the message that the drones are unacceptable, give formal warning that they will be shot down through the United Nations and then SHOOT them down, is not as if any American Civilian will be killed even though it is a civilian flying them!

Which by the way means that the act is not one of war but Murder!

MvGuy

FORGET SHOOTING AT THE ELUSIVE DRONES…. IMPOUND ALL THE TRUCKS……………. EVERY TIME THE DRONES KILL IN PAKISTAN………… GIVE THE CONTENTS TO THE FAMILIES OF THE DEAD…. IT WILL MAKE GREAT VIDEOS ………………and be VERY POPULAR… WITH VOTERS…!!! GIVE THE TRUCKS TO THE POOR BY LOTTERY…….. BE CREATIVE……….. USE THEIR DRONE ATTACKS TO RIDICULE THEM,……….. TAKE INSTANT COMPENSATION…… WISE UP………..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!